Poems

On The Lord’s Prayer I have taught your young lips the good words to say over, Which form the petition we call the Lord’s Prayer, And […]

On The Sight Of Swans In Kensington Gardens Queen-bird, that sittest on thy shining nest And thy young cygnets without sorrow hatchest, And thou, thou other […]

Parental Recollections A child’s a plaything for an hour; Its pretty tricks we try For that or for a longer space; Then tire, and lay it […]

Penny Pieces “I keep it, dear papa, within my glove.” “You do–what sum then usually, my love, Is there deposited? I make no doubt, Some penny […]

Prince Dorus In days of yore, as Ancient Stories tell, A King in love with a great Princess fell. Long at her feet submiss the Monarch […]

Prologue To Faulkener A TRAGEDY BY WILLIAM GODWIN, 1807. An author who has given you all delight Furnished the tale our stage presents to-night. Some of […]

Queen Oriana’s Dream On a bank with roses shaded, Whose sweet scent the violets aided, Violets whose breath alone Yields but feeble smell or none, (Sweeter […]

Repentance And Reconciliation JANE. Mamma is displeased and looks very grave, And I own, brother, I was to blame Just now when I told her I […]

Song For The C–N Roi’s wife of Brunswick Oëls! Roi’s wife of Brunswick Oëls! Wot you how she came to him, While he supinely dreamt of […]

Sonnet St. Crispin to Mr. Gifford. All unadvised, and in an evil hour, Lured by aspiring thoughts, my son, you daft The lowly labours of the […]